The Flint River and its tributaries +2 more
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for The Flint River and its tributaries from the Georgia Power Co. dams at Albany to the US Hwy 84 bridge; the Chattahoochee River and its tributaries from the Columbia Lock and Dam to the GA Hwy 91 bridge; and Spring Creek and its tributaries downstream to GA Hwy 253, as the state words them
Baker County · River · GA
The rules for this water, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from GA's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- striped bassCLOSED to striped bass fishing and spear fishing from May 1 - October 31 each year (dates as written)Gear spear fishingClosed to striped bass fishing and spear fishing (for any species) during this window.
- BassBass between 15 and 20 inches must be released immediately. All others may be kept.
Statewide base layerParsed
These defaults apply where the rules above do not modify them.
- Season
- CLOSED to striped bass fishing and spear fishing from May 1 - October 31 each yearThis water
- Gear
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Bait
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Poles
- There is no restriction on the number of poles and lines used to fish for game fishStatewide
Where the verbatim rules above name a species, season, or limit, they replace the rows below. Each row is tagged with the layer it comes from.
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
American Eel | 25 | min. 9 TL | Statewide |
nongame fish | Up to 50 | min. 5 inches in length or less | Statewide |
Black bass (Genus Micropterus) | 10 | - | Statewide |
Channel and/or Flathead Catfish | No limit | - | Statewide |
Black and/or White Crappie | 30 | - | Statewide |
Chain, Grass and/or Redfin Pickerel | 15 | - | Statewide |
American and/or Hickory Shad | 8 | - | Statewide |
Walleye | 8 | - | Statewide |
Sturgeon | May not be taken | - | Statewide |
freshwater turtles | not more than 10 freshwater turtles (any combination of species) without a valid permit | - | Statewide |
Largemouth bass Varies by water: limit 5 (Public Fishing Areas) | See size | min. 14 inches minimum unless otherwise posted | Statewide |
Bream or sunfish | 15 | - | Statewide |
Channel catfish | 5 | - | Statewide |
bait minnows Varies by water: limit not more than 10 quarts at any given time (Bait Minnows - Possession Limits, licensed saltwater fishing guide) | no more than two quarts at any given time | - | Statewide |
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this section begins and ends
The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's county.
Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.
At the water nowContext
Streamflow: 54.9 cfs at flint river near lovejoy, ga (2026-10-14 11:45)
Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in The Flint River and its tributaries +2 more's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
You also need (Georgia)
- Who needs a fishing license (age 16+, resident and non-resident). Anyone age 16 or older must have a current Georgia fishing license on them while fishing fresh or salt water in Georgia. Non-residents 16 or older need the non-resident version, and non-residents under 16 need no fishing license and no trout license. No license is needed in private ponds (government-owned ponds do not count), or for a resident and their immediate family fishing on their own land.
Checked against Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division - Georgia Fishing Regulations, "License Requirements" (official eRegulations digest, last updated September 18, 2025) on Aug. 4, 2026.
Receipts
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